Jan 28, 2025
ahhhh 😌
the relief of getting to build pottery again after… like three weeks 😬
finally starting on some commissions I’ve had on my whiteboard since 2024! feels good
#it’s weird how when you stop doing something for awhile#sometimes your brain decides restarting is really hard#even though there really isn’t much difference between me not building a mug because I wasn’t making pottery#vs me not building a mug because I’m busy building plates#the skills aren’t going to atrophy quickly but boy does my brain try to pretend they will!#I can still play cello for fuck’s sake and I haven’t played regularly since like 2007#THOSE skills have atrophied#along with my callouses#but I can still play#I had a failure on a big piece right before the end of 2024#and then I stubbornly beat my head against a challenge that was really ridiculous#the clay was too hard but I just couldn’t leave the sculpture alone!#it failed#surprising no one#and then it was kiln time#and I had no time or energy for creating#so I felt kind of stuck I guess#I knew if I gave myself a really easy first day#everything would be fine#and I was right lol#I’m back to making
